열일곱 | CHAPTER 17.
the flower boy he is

"Tae, I promise, no one will know about us." Jeongguk again said while Taehyung stayed silent. He just smiled and stared at the book in the other's hand. The raven head understood that Taehyung wasn't interested in dating him and didn't stretch the conversation.

"Are you studying Bio, Gguk?" Taehyung asked now crawling on Jeongguk's lap and sat in a way that his back was pressed in Jeongguk's chest. He looked at the other and smiled again, "Let's study together."

Jeongguk nodded and pulled up the book in front of them but who was reading? Taehyung was looking at the book but he was feeling other's body against his while Jeongguk was busy intertwining their fingers letting the book to fall. Taehyung volunteered and kept the book on the nightstand before the raven head hugged him from the back tightly.

The bad boy bit his bottom lip when he saw their hands moulding together, their fingers laced with each other's and moaned when Jeongguk kissed his nape. He pressed his back more into Jeongguk's chest and closed his eyes when his roommate kissed him on his ear before softly biting on his earlobe.

"Trust me, babe. Once." Jeongguk whispered before burying his face in the crook of the other's neck, "I won't let you down, trust me for once."

Taehyung pulled his left hand from Jeongguk's hold and started caressing the other's cheek. He stayed quiet for sometime before he spoke.

"Jimin was my soulmate." Taehyung started and Jeongguk's hold on him tightened around his waist pulling him more close to himself.

"He used to call me alien, I was his flower boy. We promised to marry when we get older. He used to protect me from all the bad boys and girls in school. He used to protect me from all those bullies. But..." Jeongguk felt Taehyung's body shake a little and kissed him on his cheeks, "It's fine, baby. It's alright."

"He left me, Gguk. He went to God not thinking what will happen to me. Not thinking how will I manage without him." Taehyung didn't know when those tears rolled down his cheeks and now turned around to hug the other who started moving his palm on his back in order to console him.

"I couldn't even say the last goodbye, Gguk. His car crashed... his parents, his brother and my Minnie, all were in that car." Taehyung held the other more tightly. Jeongguk could feel the brunette's nails digging in his back when he clutched on his t-shirt but at this point, he didn't mind at all.

"And those punks just started bullying me, punching me and what not! I had to be strong, I couldn't have just stayed the flower boy I was and this Taehyung is better than that one." Taehyung pulled away from the hug and softly touched the chain he wore all the time with a smile, "This is the last thing he gave me. This is more precious than my life for me."

"Look here." Jeongguk pulled the other's face up by his thumb on his chin and smiled before kissing the tears away, "It's good to be strong but now you care about your reputation more than what you want and that's not good. You don't need to be the bad boy to be strong."

"You don't understand Gguk.." Taehyung was cut off by the other, "Jimin wouldn't have wanted this. He wanted his flower boy back. Don't you think so?"

"Yeah." Taehyung agreed and smiled when Jeongguk giggled pulling him in a tight hug, "All people out there are not bad Taehyung. Don't shut yourself from the others who would love the flower boy you are. Lovely, delicate, pretty― and the ones who are bad, you can surely kick their asses."

"I will think about it." Taehyung let the other know about it and Jeongguk smiled, "Okay."

"Hey, I really like you Taehyung." Jeongguk genuinely said, "And I want my babe to be the one who he really is. I want my Taehyung to be the flower boy he is."

"Gguk." Taehyung said and immediately pulled the other and sealed their lips together.

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